Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lorna Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Mexborough , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Doncaster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lorna Road (S64 9DB) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Mexborough average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorna Road (S64 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Grenfell Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lorna Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dolcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorna Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenfell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kirby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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